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Just Published on the iBooks Store, in iTunes, using iBooks Author 2.0, which greatly improves the quality of the digital book:
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The first two of my e-books have been published in the Amazon Kindle bookstore. You can purchase them here: Lou Drendel e-books
The Aviation Art book contains my efforts that have not appeared in Squadron/Signal Publications. These are paintings covering the past 50 years.
The B-25 Illustrated was originally done for Squadron, but rejected because the photos were not hi-res enough. As you can see, they translate beautifully to the digital screen.
These titles can be read on a variety of e-readers, including Kindle and iPad. They can also be read on your computer, using the free Kindle app available from Amazon.com
Another e-book! This one is only available on the Amazon.com Kindle store. P-47 Thunderbolt Illustrated
Just published!
Get your copy from
Squadron/Signal Publications
The F-22 Raptor In Action is in print! Buy a Raptor painting which is in the book and receive an autographed book with your purchase. Raptor paintings are in the Vipers and Raptors Gallery.
Link to an interview with Heritage Flight Gear:
Heritage Flight Gear Interview
Interview with Don Moore
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Check the "Books by.." page for availability and prices for these long out-of-print books which will be autographed for the buyer. (All prices include shipping.)
Surf the whole site to see an updated status on new work and reservations which have been removed, making these paintings available once again for sale.
My Latest Efforts ...
These are my most recent illustrations, which may ( or may not) appear elsewhere on the site. This is an effort to save frequent vistors the trouble of surfing the entire site to find new work. As more paintings are added, these will be moved to the various on-line galleries of aviation-art.net.
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| A recently completed commission for Rick Turner shows the Shahak of Israel's top ace, Giora Epstein, downing one of a pair of Egyptian MIG-21s he shot down with cannon on 25 March 1970, during the War of Attrition. 24" x 18" acrylic on hardboard. |
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| F-4D Phantom II of the 8th TFW, Ubon RTAB, 1967. 24" x 18" acrylic on gessobord. $900 |
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| On December 17, 1967, F-105s of the 388th TFW attacked the North Vietnamese MIG base at Kep. The Thuds made their run-in at low-level and high speed, then pulled to dive-bombing altitude at the target. This Thud is passing 8,000 feet on his way to 14,000 feet before rolling over to begin his 45 degree dive bomb run. 18" x 24" acrylic on gessobord. $900 Reserved SR |
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| "Shuttle Comes Home" The Space Shuttle is the most complex flying machine ever built, and the landings must be performed with precision. Computers perform the re-entry and energy management phases which get the Shuttle into position for landing at Kennedy Space Center. Here the Shuttle is turning onto final approach to the 15,000 foot-long runway, with the pilot now flying. It is at 14,000 feet, gliding at over 350mph, and descending at an approach angle more than 20 times that of a commercial airliner. It is 8 miles from touchdown. 24" x 18" acrylic on 3/4" mounted canvas panel. $1,500. |
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Commissioned in 1942, and commanded by Kptlt. Ralph Kapitzky, the U-615 was sunk in the Caribbean Sea on 7 August 1943, after the largest aircraft hunt ever mounted for a single U-boat. Only 4 of the submarine's crewmembers were killed (including her captain) while 43 survived. PBM Mariner, PV-1 Ventura, and a Navy airship took part in the hunt and multiple attacks over a two day period. 16' x 20" acrylic on gessobord $800.
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| F-105D "Blitzkreig" lands after a 1966 Rolling Thunder mission. This Thud was shot down by a SAM in 1967, with it's pilot KIA. 24" x 12" acrylic on gessobord. $800 Reserved SR |
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| Bf 109G-2/Trop "Red 1" was flown by Hauptmann Werner Schroer, Staffelkapitan 8/JG-27 was based at Rhodes in 1943. The Spitfire he is shown downing was one of his ultimate victory score of 114 allied aircraft, including 26 4-engine bombers. 15" x 20" acrylic on illustration board $800 |
VMFA-333 Mig kill. 10 September 1972. Major Lee "Bear" Lasseter and Captain John Cummings shot down a MIG-21. The fight took place over the runways at Phuc Yen, and Cummings mentioned ground fire being extremely heavy during the engagement. Lasseter fired all missiles
except for one AIM-9. He got the confirmed kill with his penultimate Sidewinder, and got a "damaged" with his last missile. They were subsequently shot down by a SAM and rescued from the Gulf. 18" x 24" acrylic on gessobord $900 Sold JH |
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| Space Shuttle Atlantis at launch. In thinking about the past year, I came to the realization that this most ambitious exploration and engineering program might very well represent the very pinnacle of American Exceptionalism for decades to come. This is my very small attempt to honor the Shuttle program and the very talented and dedicated people who acheived space greatness. 12" x 20" acrylic on illlustration board. $700 |
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| The first chapter in "Viper Pilot", by LtCol Dan Hampton, USAF (ret) is a gripping account of his descending into a raging sandstorm to provide close air support to Marines who were under attack by a superior Iraqi Army unit in the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The TV-guided AGM-65 Mavericks he was carrying were rendered useless by the effects of the blowing sand on their optics. His only weapons was his internal 20mm cannon, which he used to devasting effect during several passes on the Iraqi troops. "Viper Pilot" is an account of his flying experiences in the F-16. It is one of the best flying books I have read. 20" x 15" acrylic on illustrationa board $600. |
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| F/A-18C "Legacy Hornet" of VF-151 "Vigilantes" at sunset. 24" x 18" acrylic on canvaspanel. $800 sold DL |
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| The 481st Tactical Fighter Squadron flew 3,600 combat missions during 1965 in South Vietnam. Though heavily used (and showing the wear), the F-100s of the squadron acheived a remarkable 98% mission-ready status during this period. 24" x 12" acrylic on gessobord. $600 |
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| On a Misty FAC mission in March, 1968, Captains Ed Risinger and Howie Williams spotted an SA-2 being uncovered by an NVA soldier. The weather had been terrible, with low ceilings and poor visibility, but just North of the MuGia Pass in North Vietnam, it broke enough for the Mistys to make this sighting, which led to the famously abortive "Risinger's Raid", as detailed in "Misty" and "Bury Us Upside Down", two chronicles of the Misty program. This painting was done for the cover of the Friends of The USAF Museum journal. 18" x 24" acrylic on canvas panel. $900 Sold |
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| F-15E of the 336th FS, 4th FW during an Operation Iraqi Freedom mission in 2003. It was based at Al Udeid AB in Qatar during March and April of 2003. Selected for exhibition in the Nineteenth Annual CAE SimuFlite Horizons of Flight Art Exhibition, Feb 4 to Apr 26, 2013. 24" x 18" acrylic on gessobord. $900 |
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| 10 May 1972 was one of the biggest MIG-killing days of the Vietnam War. Lt Curt Dose and LCDR James McDevitt, in "Silver Kite 211" engaged in a low-level chase of a MIG-21, which culminated in an AIM-9 shoot-down at 50' AGL. They are seen here as they overfly the front of the MIG-21 just before it impacts the ground. 24" x 12" acrylic on gessobord $600 Reserved JH |
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| Venice, Florida was the site of an active World War II training base of aspiring USAAF fighter pilots. Beginning in early 1943, the Army Air Forces trained P-39, P-40, P-47, and P-51 pilots at the Venice Army Air Base. These paintings reflect some of that experience. P-40 (above) 20" x 15" pencil and acrylic on illustration board. $500 (below) P-39 pilots 24" x 18" acrylic on hardboard $800. |
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| One of the most attacked (and heavily defended) targets in North Vietnam was the Thanh Hoa Bridge. The job of the RF-8 Crusader photo recon pilots was to get post-strike photos, and they usually encountered heavy AAA fire from the stirred-up defenders as they made their runs hot on the heels of the attackers. 30" x 15" acrylic on canvas panel. $800 Reserved JH |
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| The U.S. Navy has announced that VF-101 "Grim Reapers" will be the F-35C training squadron, operating from NAS Oceana, Virginia. Though they have yet to receive their first jet, I thought it was not too much of a stretch to show a "Lightning II" in colors that VF-101 flew on their F-14 Tomcat. 24" x 18" acrylic on hardboard. $900 |
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| An F-5F of VMAT-401 "Snipers" maneuvers against an F/A-18C Hornet over the range at Yuma, Arizona. 18" x 24" acrylic on gessobord. $900 Reserved JH |
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| A pair of VMFA-323 Phantoms climb past build-ups on a 1966 CAS mission over Vietnam. 24" x 18" acrylic on canvaspanel. $900 Selected for display in the National Museum of Naval Aviation until April 2013. |
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| A pair of night attack AV-8B Harriers of VMA-513 climb into the darkening skies of Afghanistan. 24" x 18" acrylic on canvas panel. $800 Awarded an "Honorable Mention" in the National Museum of Naval Aviation Art Contest, and will be displayed until April 2013. |
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| F-100F of the 612th TFS, Det 1 on a "Misty FAC" mission over Vietnam. The Misty FACs were fast FACs who controlled many of the interdiction missions over the Ho Chi Mihn trail in Laos and North Vietnam. 24" x 18" acrylic on canvaspanel. $800 |
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| TA-4F of H&MS-11 flying a FAC mission out of Danang, RVN during 1969. Marine FACs operated in Northern South Vietnam and over the Ho Chi Mihn trail in Laos. It was a hazardous mission, made more so by the often low ceilings which required low level flight, bringing the TA-4s in range of small arms fire. 24" x 18" acrylic on canvaspanel. $900 Selected for display in the National Museum of Naval Aviation until April 2013. |
Welcome to your tour of the on-line art gallery of the illustrations of Lou Drendel. You
will see a broad cross-section of work done over the past 40 years. Many are for
sale, and most are original works. Each is an individual and unique piece of collectible art.
My E-Mail address is:
loudrendel@verizon.net
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